Pregnant Zika victims who
choose to terminate should be granted access to safe abortions,
the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.
The Zika virus has been linked to microcephaly, in which
babies are born with underdeveloped brains.
Women living in countries where access to abortion is
limited should be granted appropriate information on the options
available, including emergency, short-term, long-term and
permanent contraceptives, the organization added.
Most of the women in countries affected by the Zika
outbreak will have healthy children and that it is safe for
women to breastfeed if they have been infected, the WHO added.
The WHO has declared an international health emergency over
the virus, which has spread rapidly in Central and South America
as well as the Caribbean.
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